Designing and Configuring the Portal Environment

In the designing phase of your implementation, take advantage of all Oracle resources for PeopleSoft applications including installation guides, certification requirements, red papers, and product documentation.

Build the physical network and server architecture that is necessary to support your implementation. Ensure that you consider the various facets of network management and security, including creating subnets with appropriate routers and switches; creating firewalls, proxy servers, and reverse proxy servers, and using Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security.

During implementation, you should research and understand how to:

Step	Reference
Size servers appropriately	See your hardware configuration guides and PeopleSoft minimum requirements.
Configure software and hardware to optimize speed and performance	See your network administration guides.
Set up optimal load balancing	See your server configuration guides and industry best practices.